Honorary Canadians

Honorary Canadians

This room is dedicated to the artists who, while not born here, made a meaningful mark on Canadian music. Whether they came to record, perform, collaborate, or simply found inspiration on Canadian soil, these Honorary Canadians became part of the story. Some stayed briefly, others put down roots—but all contributed to the cultural fabric in unique ways. From one-off sessions to lasting legacies, this is a salute to the outsiders who felt right at home in Canada.

Tracks

Artist Track Title
Matt Lucas* New Orleans Woman Matt Gets Blue
Matt Lucas* The Peepin' Tom Matt Gets Blue
Ellen McIlwaine For Suki Fear Itself
Buddy Knox Hula Love ST
Cal* Bostic May I Introducing...
Nelson* Riddle The Route of the Haidas British Columbia Suite
Ellen McIlwaine Isn't That So Ellen McIlwaine
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* I Will Go Into The Distant Mountains Ukrainian Pops
Buddy Knox Long Lonely Nights ST (mono)
Joe* Glazer This Land is Your Land A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Ellen McIlwaine Born Under a Bad Sign Fear Itself
Jack Holland The Time Or the Place The Eyes of a Dreamer
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Hopak Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Ellen McIlwaine Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven (But Nobody Wants to Die) We the People
Oscar* McLollie For the Good Times ST
Ellen McIlwaine Weird of Hermiston Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
David Amram Little Momma Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Priscilla* Rollins I Know Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Matt Lucas* Leave the Light On Baby Matt Gets Blue
Priscilla* Rollins Magic Moment Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Farther Along Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Happy Dolls Drum Solo Show Album No. 1
Jack Holland The Eyes of a Dreamer The Eyes of a Dreamer
Oscar* McLollie Chilliwack Valley B.C. (Oscar McLollie) ST
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Hard Hard Times Shirley Lewis Show Band
Ellen McIlwaine The Letter Fear Itself
Zambonis* Boom Boom Boom To Bleed Black and Gold
David Amram Deep South Evening Light Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Ellen McIlwaine Ode to Billy Joe Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Albert Jones* She Lost Her Faith The Facts of Life
Tony McManus Inveran - The Devil in the Kitchen - Locheil's Away to France The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Priscilla* Rollins You Send Me Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ernie* Smith Don't Down Me Now To Behold Jah
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Twins War War War
Oscar* McLollie She's a Child Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child
Matt Lucas* Massage Parlour Blues Matt Gets Blue
Nelson* Riddle Barkerville British Columbia Suite
Dils* Red Rockers (Les rockers rouge) Made In Canada
Exponians Yellow Bird Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
David Amram Old Man and the Children Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Buddy Knox Don't Make Me Cry ST
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Shake a Hand Amist the Black Eyes
Aarons And Ackley* Oh What a Good Time You And I
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Aarons And Ackley* Girl I've Been Waiting You And I
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Country Feelin' Amist the Black Eyes
Nelson* Riddle The Caribou British Columbia Suite
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Call War War War
Ellen McIlwaine Losing You Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Aarons And Ackley* Don't You And I
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Green Power Love Serenade
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Black Eyes (Ship of) Amist the Black Eyes
Ellen McIlwaine Crawling Kingsnake Fear Itself
Buddy Knox Party Doll ST
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Just a Few Words I'm a Song
Sidewinders I Like Your Stuff Flatfoot Hustlin'
Oscar* McLollie Like to Live the Love ST
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* You Belong to Me You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)
Jonathan Edwards Weapon of Prayer Sailboat
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine Ode to Billie Joe Honky Tonk Angel
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Wedding March Ukrainian Pops
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Livin' the Blues Shirley Lewis Show Band
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Bukovynian Dance Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Ellen McIlwaine You May be All I Need Ellen McIlwaine
Dils* Sound of the Rain (Le sond de la pluit) Made In Canada
Loni Gamble It's You ST
Ellen McIlwaine Farther Along We the People
Ellen McIlwaine The Last Good Man in My Life Ellen McIlwaine
Ellen McIlwaine Keep On Everybody Needs It
Aarons And Ackley* Lay Me Down ST
Buddy Knox Rock-a-Billy Walk ST
Joe* Glazer A Douglas for Me A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Priscilla* Rollins If You Should Lose Me Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Nelson* Riddle Vancouver Nights British Columbia Suite
Zambonis* Hockey Marlee To Bleed Black and Gold
Cal* Bostic There You Are Introducing...
Buddy Knox I'm In Love With You ST
Ursa Major* Lay Me Down ST
Happy Dolls Misty Blue Show Album No. 1
Happy Dolls Hello Dolly Show Album No. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Billy Gene Fear Itself
Ursa Major* Stage Door Queen ST
Ernie* Smith Who I Am To Behold Jah
Ernie* Smith Take Your Time To Behold Jah
Ellen McIlwaine I Don't Want to Play We the People
Matt Lucas* The Old Man The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On
Exponians My Peaceful World Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Joe* Glazer The Farmer is the Man A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Stormy Weather Amist the Black Eyes
Nelson* Riddle Government House British Columbia Suite
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Lady's Dream And I Love Her
Aarons And Ackley* There Is A Lady ST
Albert Jones* Mother Nature The Facts of Life
Joe* Glazer We Shall Not Be Moved A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Happy Dolls Pick Up the Pieces Show Album No. 1
Aarons And Ackley* Almost Five O'Clock You And I
Ursa Major* Liberty and Justice ST
Priscilla* Rollins Feel So Good Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Cal* Bostic That's All Introducing...

FEATURED

Matt Lucas* - Matt Gets Blue

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

Ursa Major* - ST

New York, New York, U.S.A.

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Ellen McIlwaine

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Country Mcdonald Joe* - War War War

Washington, DC, USA

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Amist the Black Eyes

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Shirley Lewis Show Band

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* - I'm a Song

Birmingham, England, UK→Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Cal* Bostic - Introducing...

Anniston, Alabama, 🇺🇸→Port Arthur, Ontario, 🇨🇦→Erie, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Aarons And Ackley* - ST

Portland, Oregon, 🇺🇸 (Jim Ackley); Cleveland, Ohio, 🇺🇸 (Chuck Aarons) - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt Lucas* - The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Tommy Makem - Vancouver b/w Better Times

Keady, County Armagh, Northern Ireland → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - ST

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

David Amram - Summer Nights, Winter Rain

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸*

FEATURED

Bluebird* - Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost

Mercer Island, Washington, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Loni Gamble - ST

Philadelphia, 🇺🇸 - Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

Dave Gordon & Kay* - I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

FEATURED

Albert Jones* - The Facts of Life

Gary, Indiana, 🇺🇸 - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Alpha Centauri - ST

Priscilla* Rollins - Lover's Choice Vol. 1

Nassau, Bahamas - Toronto, Ontario

Eddie* Murray - Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance

FEATURED

Dils* - Made In Canada

San Diego, California, USA - Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ernie* Smith - To Behold Jah

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario

Matt Gets Blue

ST

Ursa Major - ST Side 2

Ursa Major - ST Side 1

Ursa Major - ST BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Honky Tonk Angel

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 02

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 01

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Everybody Needs It

We the People

Fear Itself

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (5)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (8)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (7)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (4)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (3)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (3)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (2)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (1)

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People (2)

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People (1)

War War War

Amist the Black Eyes

Shirley Granger - Amist the Black Eyes MINT LABEL 02

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